From 1967 through the 1980s, Emory Douglas was the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party, the revolutionary social justice and political organization founded in Oakland, California. Douglas was… Read the rest of the article: The revolutionary art of Black Panthers graphic designer Emory Douglas, a short documentary

"Lost a window to the riot, didn't lose an opportunity," writes Memphis resident Tagawat on r/Memphis. (Thanks, Jeff Cross!)

Every day, people from all over New York travel to the ATM at the East 22nd Street branch of KeyBank in Manhattan and wait more than two hours for their… Read the rest of the article: Why is there a two hour line at this particular ATM in New York City?

Catching an Explosion—The Davy Miners Safety Lamp Watch this video on YouTube. The Action Lab's James Orgill writes, "In this video I show you how it is possible to contain… Read the rest of the article: Watch: Creating and containing a small explosion in a kitchen strainer

Archaeologists from the Israel Museum and colleagues found residue of cannabis containing THC on an altar in the ancient Israelite temple of Tel Arad. Apparently, the discovery in this 2,700-year-old… Read the rest of the article: Ancient Israelites got high in temple

Multinational mining operation Rio Tinto destroyed an Aboriginal cave north of Perth, Australia last week. Indigenous people lived in the cave as far back as 46,000 years ago. From Reuters/New… Read the rest of the article: Mining company destroys sacred Aboriginal cave in Western Australia. They're "sorry."

Just for kicks, Paul Rule, 66, participated in a study launched by the Cambridge Natural History Society that enlisted citizen scientists and nature-lovers to help deepen knowledge of the flora… Read the rest of the article: Citizen scientist records 500+ animal species in his small city garden

"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" – Gil Scott-Heron Watch this video on YouTube. From an interview with Gil-Scott Heron: "The first change that takes place is in your mind.… Read the rest of the article: Gil Scott-Heron explains "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"

Guy brushes teeth at a Merzbow concert Watch this video on YouTube. As Japanese musician Masami Akita (aka Merzbow) performs live in Taipei in 2013, one concertgoer demonstrates that enjoying… Read the rest of the article: Fellow brushes his teeth during Japanese noise music concert by Merzbow

RIP Starship SN4 😭https://t.co/klPMtZHxjW pic.twitter.com/hrrElBXmSC — Chris B – NSF (@NASASpaceflight) May 29, 2020 SpaceX's Starship SN4 prototype launch vehicle just exploded in a huge fireball during a static fire… Read the rest of the article: Watch: SpaceX prototype Starship rocket just exploded in a big fireball

50 Songs From 1988 Remixed Into 3 Minutes Watch this video on YouTube. The Hood Internet cut up bits of 50+ music videos from 1988 and mashed them into a… Read the rest of the article: Impressive four minute mash-up of 50 music videos from 1988

Miramar, Florida police arrested Matthew Crandall, 21, for allegedly breaking into Miramar High School and smashing up the place. He wore only a hat and headphones as he destroyed computers… Read the rest of the article: Florida man spent 24 hours vandalizing high school in the nude

Tony Hawk first learned to ride a skateboard in 1979 when he was 11 years old. The board was the 1975 Bahne pictured above. Now, that board is in the… Read the rest of the article: Tony Hawk's first skateboard is now in the Smithsonian

How To Build A Nintendo Switch From Scratch Watch this video on YouTube. Seattle maker Brennen Johnston wanted his friends to play Animal Crossing with him but they couldn't get… Read the rest of the article: Watch: How to build your own Nintendo Switch

Ford is testing new software for its Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles that heats the vehicle's interior to 133 degrees for 15 minutes to kill COVID-19. Ideally, this happens when nobody… Read the rest of the article: Ford police SUV heats its interior to 133 degrees to kill COVID-19

Today, Trump will announce his executive order against social media companies, the day after Twitter added a fact-checking note to two of Trump's misleading tweets. Surprising nobody, Trump's draft order… Read the rest of the article: Here's what's in Trump's executive order against social media companies

On Tuesday evening, the night before NASA astronaut Bob Behnken was set to launch into orbit about a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule, he launched his own… Read the rest of the article: NASA astronaut Bob Behnken launched his own rocket on the eve of his historic trip to space that was scrubbed yesterday

The Ten Commandments (1923) – New Soundtrack from Steve Berlin, Steven Drozd and Scott Amendola. Watch this video on YouTube. During Passover last month, I posted about The Ten Commandments,… Read the rest of the article: Members of Flaming Lips and Los Lobos score Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1923)

In Chayanta, Bolivia, three brothers, ages 12, 10 and 8, came upon a black widow spider while herding goats. They poked at the spider until it bit each of them.… Read the rest of the article: Three young brothers made a black widow spider bite them, hoped to become Spider-Man

Lego Tapas Factory Watch this video on YouTube. The Lego masters at The Brick Wall built this fantastic contraption to crank out tapas. Technical details: 19 Lego PF motors 5… Read the rest of the article: Watch this impressive Lego tapas factory crank out a steady stream of snacks